Many birds are migrating: west-east, north-south, even high-low. Also the osprey, a trip from 30 to 45 days. Alone, completely alone….
The osprey is the most widespread raptor of the world, excepting Antarctica living on all continents. The Eastern Osprey is to find around Australia, the Western in the rest of the world. Little difference, most contrasting is the head pattern: Western with darker eyestripe, Eastern brown.
Migrating: summer in Europe, winter in Africa. A trip from 30 to 45 days. And now something remarkable:
- Around October first the females leave, later the males followed by the juveniles.
- in spring first the males return to Europe to secure territories abd to be ready to receive the females. Great organisation!!!
A fish-eater, 60 cm, wingspan 150 cm, soles of feet adapted to catch fish. Small differences between male and female, most obvious: females have dark partial bread stripe.
